Yes, Britney showed up during “Vogue” — though she was gone as fast as she came. Yes, Justin showed up for “4 Minutes” — and played Prince of Pop to Her Madgesty’s Queen. But all the ballyhoo about those cameos didn’t steal any thunder from Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet spectacle at Dodger Stadium Thursday night. As if they even stood a chance. Once again, the unbelievably fit 50-year-old proved that no progeny deserves mention in the same breath as her, and that the only peer who can out-wow her is Prince.

Talk about a multifaceted experience. It was a hooray-for-Obama/down-with- Prop-8 rally for people of every creed and color, with killer beats to dance to (dig the remix of “Into the Groove”). It was another opportunity to see how she can reinvent herself and her songs (most brilliant: “Borderline”a la the Killers.) It was high theater before (my rough estimate) 40,000 or so fans. It was Madonna, in all her gaudy, visionary glory, in her biggest L.A. appearance … ever? Read our 10 reasons why she rules and see pics from the show here, or click for the set list.

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